Beseeching your child to just give an activity a try, to practice the guitar she begged to take, to put in more effort on an assignment frustrates parents, lots of them. Parents frequently come to me with complaints about their child… who won’t try an activity because he fears won’t be good who has to be first or best who can’t cope with failure who doesn’t stick to an interest when he isn’t immediately successful who gives up easily who doesn’t give an activity enough … [Read more...] about “Just Give it a Try,” Pleaded the Father.
Child Development and Behavior Specialist. Parent Educator. Best Selling Author